Unissued / Unused material - Palace of Westminster, London. Various shots of Members of Parliament seated in the chamber of the House of Commons possibly waiting for the call to process to the House of Lords for the State Opening of Parliament. On the opposition benches can be seen (amongst others) Edward (Ted) Heath, Quentin Hogg (Lord Hailsham), RA (Rab) Butler and others. On the Government benches can be seen Barbara Castle, Denis Healey, James Callaghan, Harold Wilson, Anthony (Tony) Wedgwood-Benn et al. Black Rod arrives to summon the MPs to the Lords. VS of the Members Lobby as MPs process. More shots of the ceremony and of the chamber filled with MPs. Cataloguer's Note: This material is slightly scratched but is very interesting - MD. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT Brit
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